Hi there,

From our first broadcast nearly 30 years ago, Democracy Now! has always been fiercely independent. Over these last 3 decades, our daily global news hour has been a source of truth in a media landscape all too often bought by commercial interests. Can you start a monthly donation? Monthly donations are the lifeblood of Democracy Now!.Thanks to a group of generous donors, all monthly donations started today will be DOUBLED, which means your $15 gift is worth $30. If you believe that freedom of speech and freedom of the press are essential to the functioning of a democratic society, please donate today. Every dollar makes a difference. Thank you so much.

Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman

Non-commercial news needs your support.

We rely on contributions from you, our viewers and listeners to do our work. If you visit us daily or weekly or even just once a month, now is a great time to make your monthly contribution.

Please do your part today.

Donate

President Trump on Ukraine Phone Call: “Impeachment for That?”

HeadlineSep 26, 2019

Speaking from the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, President Trump sought to defend his actions, saying he’d engaged in nothing improper and had held a “beautiful conversation” with Ukraine’s leader.

President Donald Trump: “And the witch hunt continues. But they’re getting hit hard on this witch hunt, because when they look at the information, it’s a joke. Impeachment for that?”

Trump’s problems are set to increase, after a whistleblower’s complaint against Trump’s interactions with Ukraine was declassified and is set to be released today. That complaint was initially withheld from Congress, even though the inspector general for the intelligence community found it to be “credible” and “urgent.” The man who refused to turn the complaint over to Congress as required by law — acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire — is set to testify before the House Intelligence Committee this morning. The Washington Post reported Maguire threatened to resign if the Trump administration tried to restrict his testimony to Congress, though Maguire later issued a statement strongly denying the report. The Washington Post’s executive editor says the paper stands by its reporting.

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top